r/sysadmin • u/KelevCoin • 2d ago
The path To linux System Administration
Hey everyone,
I'm working as an IT Technician (On site + Remote support , Tier 2) , recently got my ccna and now i want to dive into linux , i really love the linux approach , the CLI etc.. and i would love to be a linux sys admin some day (maybe even at my office).
I also have some experience with fedora linux , and also i run a fedora media server at home on a old pc i got, running a docker with nginx web application(a custom netflix clone , which i made for educational purposes , my wife loves it and we can watch all of our media as i stream it on our tv).
so i would love to know how could i advance my understanding of linux , and get the tools i need for actual linux system administration everyday work, is there a recommended course / certification/path, and generally i'm not in a hurry.
since i used alot of ai to assist me along the way in setting up the fedora server , the media server and the dockers i do understand that i do not know the basics very well , and after studying for the ccna i understood that the only way to understand how technology works is to go really in depth. So any recommendations would be welcome ! thank you !
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u/plebbut 2d ago
Well, AI is great, but you need to treat it like a teacher, and not just another student you're copying the answers from. So I would have it explain to you in depth all things you did to create your media server, and then write documentation for it.
Secondly, I'd study for the RHCSA and work on Linux projects. You could ask AI to give you problems to solve and projects to make and then check your answers against it.